Articles filed under Transportation
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How Southwest flight heroes tried to save mom who was sucked halfway out of planeApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - A passenger who was onboard Southwest Airlines flight 1380 Tuesday emotionally described Thursday how he and others tried to save the woman who died when she was sucked ...
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Batavia Route 31 crossing may get pedestrian signal backApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - The saga of safely crossing Batavia Avenue (Route 31) in Batavia has taken another turn. The Federal Highway Administration has decided to again let towns use rectangula...
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Editorial: Arlington Heights proposal a good step toward more walkable, bikeable suburbsApr 18, 2018 11:00 pm - If "Footloose" actor Kevin Bacon can't walk across Arlington Heights Road, who can? To hear Village Manager Randy Recklaus tell it, Bacon has a difficult time dodging tr...
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'Sheer panic' grips Southwest plane in first fatal U.S. flight since 2009Apr 18, 2018 1:00 am - When the plane engine blew up and the oxygen masks rained down, only one thought dominated Marty Martinez's mind: sending a goodbye message to his parents. "I had no...
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Metra leaders aim to fast-track fare structure changesApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Metra leaders urged staff planners Wednesday to expedite proposed changes in the railroad's fare structure. The existing fare system is five decades old and doesn't refl...
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She calmly landed the Southwest flight and broke barriers as a fighter pilotApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board. "Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot w...
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Drivers beware: Traffic on I-90 down to one lane this weekendApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Traffic will be reduced to a single lane on Interstate 90 between Lee Street and Interstate 294 in Des Plaines beginning Friday. The temporary lane closures are necessa...
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Moylan: Tolls for cars with trailers are 'highway robbery'Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Passenger cars towing trailers are getting hit with excessive tolls, state Rep. Marty Moylan says, and he has filed legislation to lower rates the Illinois tollway charg...
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Construction season is here - our guide to surviving itApr 16, 2018 5:30 am - Localized pain. That's the prognosis as Construction Season 2018 looms in all its jackhammering, cement-mixing glory. Budget blues have clipped IDOT's wings while the Il...
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IDOT to update Vernon Hills on $73 million Route 45 widening projectApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - No one will hold their breath waiting for the start of construction, but Vernon Hills officials will get a status report Tuesday on a major proposed road project that ha...